OHorten Trailer

The moment the train leaves the station without engineer ODD HORTEN (Bard Owe) aboard, he realizes that the path ahead is a journey without printed timetables and well-known stations. Horten has been forced to retire after 40 years of traveling a very stable rail, and the platform does not feel like a safe place anymore. His orderly, solitary existence is about to give way to a future of unlikely adventures and puzzling dilemmas: will Horten ever travel by plane? Will he finally sell his prized boat? How does Horten end up in a pair of womens red high-heeled shoes? Will he survive a nighttime drive with a blindfolded man at the wheel? Proof positive that there is humor to be found in aging, and we dont have to be elderly Norwegians to identify, laugh and embrace life in all its idiosyncratic splendor. OHORTEN is Bent Hamers wonderfully skewed view of the human condition and gives us that somewhat absurdist vision with great warmth, a little melancholy and universal appeal.

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Film & Animation

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• OHorten
• Trailer
• Bard
• Owe
• Bent
• Hamer
• Foreign
• Drama

[eloquentdiamond]

You must have seen the wrong movie, this one is actually a beautiful and funny, albeit a little melancholic piece about retired men and the women from whence they came ... taking place in Norway, for what it's worth.

Then again, I'm biased with national pride and a sense of humour.

[daisythundercow]

you're an idiot.

and it's norway...if you'd paid more attention you'd have perhaps appreciated it more. if you have nothing nice to say...shhhh

[lamtatyan]

Thanks for the trailer! I want to have the DVD for this movie..... :D

[Softrockman]

@jabajabamaster, money doesn't make a good film, that's modern / hollywood bullshit, its care and attention that really matters and this film has it in bucketfuls.

[GreatBritishGamers]

Just watched this film. Truly was a beautiful hidden gem. Loved the character, the story and everthing else about it!

[trentmuch1]

This is on Film4 on Wednesday night (UK).

Scandinavian-made TV & Films have been enjoying global acclaim of late! Quality, consistency and great acting seems to be gushing out of Norway, Sweden, Denmark (And to a slightly lesser extent) Finland

I saw the Swedish TV drama "Tthe Killing" earlier this year, and really enjoyed it.

There's no doubt in my mind that I'll also enjoy this quirky looking film from Norway! :D

Oh, and Finland? Keep up! You lost me after "The Moomins"... :P

[Erniethecatisawesom]

This film was great! I love foreign films!